Assessing values within collaborative interventions for families with parental substance use and child welfare involvement

ABSTRACT

Effective intervention for families with parental substance use disorders (SUD) and child maltreatment requires multiple agencies to collaborate on system changes to deliver family-centered services. The Collaborative Values Inventory (CVI) was designed for use in multi-system interventions to facilitate understanding of differences in beliefs among professionals. This study reports on significant revisions to the CVI and the psychometrics of the CVI_2. The primary aim was to develop CVI measures suitable for research by identifying a subset of CVI_2 items with adequate factor loadings, sensitivity to interagency differences, and strong overall reliability. The Outcomes CVI includes 24-items that met the inclusion criteria and subsequently showed a strong factor structure and strong unidimensional reliability. Suggestions for research on values and beliefs for family-centered initiatives are included.

KEYWORDS:

• child maltreatment
• family courts
• outcome measure

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Funding

This publication was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau by the Children and Family Futures (CFF) under contract #HHSS270201700001C. Points of view or opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of SAMHSA or ACYF